NTHighlights – 16 November 2018

The launch of the trust’s new Respect campaign – using staff’s children to appeal to people to keep their parents safe at work – has gone national this week. It’s been viewed by more than 80,000 people on Facebook and Twitter, been shared with other health trusts and had national and local media interest including from the BBC, ITV and the Nursing Times #ProtectTheProtectors

Launch of new hair and beauty venture

The launch of Cutting Edge @NTH – part of a new partnership the trust now has with Stockton Riverside College – was held last Friday. See more on the website or why not go for a visit yourself!

Lighting up blue and red for special causes

Over the last week the north wing at North Tees has been shining bright for two causes – red for remembrance day and blue for diabetes awareness. See here and here

Top performing trust in the country!

We featured on Look North earlier this week for being, on average, the best performing health trust in the country for key targets. To see how we’re doing visit the BBC health tracker and look out for more information in the news next week.

Digital excellence highlighted

In chief exec Julie Gillon’s weekly blog, two good pieces of news are raised, including a national award for digital performance. See the website

Lung cancer team recognition

The lung cancer team has been awarded for improvements made to the patient pathway – helping improving the time patients are treated in. See Facebook

Bright Ideas in Health Awards

The trust has had three pieces of work shortlisted for the Bright Ideas in Health Awards at the end of the month, recognising innovation and improvement. See Facebook

Touring the labs

The pathology service opened its doors for public and staff tours of the service last week. You can see the photos on Facebook

Flu awareness in elective care

Ward 4 at Hartlepool have been highlighting to staff, patients and visitors about the importance of being protected against the flu this winter. See Facebook

Non-executive vacancies

Non-executive director Steve Hall featured in The Gazette to explain his role and two opportunities at the trust for non-exec directors.